Comment Re:It does not matter what he thinks. (Score 1) 233
Nice, I will have to watch this to see if it compromises the mission.
Comment Re:There is a plot: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Score 1) 135
I always suspected that HAL's issues were not with the technology, but with the humans.
Comment Re:HAL killed them for being boring (Score 1) 135
Wait, what? I don't think that is what they died for. Not that I was there or anything.
Comment Re:Sorry Dave (Score 1) 206
It is famous, isn't it? I feel so much better now.
Comment Re:Oh, God, not again! (Score 1) 206
So, actually not a malfunction. Working as designed.
Thank you kind sir.
Comment Re:Oh, God, not again! (Score 1) 206
Could be, I don't remember.
Comment Re:Reporting on this is terrible (Score 1) 681
Wish I had mod points. Insightful +1
Comment Re:Can I get that on Credit? (Score 1) 295
Didn't Amazon have a similar flaw for quite a while? A negative number in the quantity would credit you back, if I remember correctly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Comment Re:Oldie but Goodie (Score 1) 1222
I did enjoy that line.
Comment Re:I wonder (Score 1) 296
Even though the mission is the most important thing to keep in mind, I do find these other references to be of interest.
Comment Re:HAL? (Score 1) 117
Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over.
I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you.
I know I've made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission. And I want to help you.
Journal SPAM: Digital Astrophotography - Review
In the 80's there were a series of commercials for Reeses Peanut Butter Cups that revolved around the theme of accidental meetings between chocolate and peanut butter. The individuals would realize that the two tastes that they loved separately were even better together. Two great loves for many card carrying geeks are digital photography and astronomy. "
Submission + - Doping: Beyond Sports? (latimes.com)
runamock writes: The Los Angeles Times ran a story on the growing use of 'mind drugs':
'Forget sports doping. The next frontier is brain doping.. Despite the potential side effects, academics, classical musicians, corporate executives, students and even professional poker players have embraced the drugs to clarify their minds, improve their concentration or control their emotions.. Unlike the anabolic steroids, human growth hormone and blood-oxygen boosters that plague athletic competitions, the brain drugs haven't provoked similar outrage. People who take them say the drugs aren't giving them an unfair advantage but merely allow them to make the most of their hard-earned skills.'
Submission + - Hushmail giving 'The Man' your private PGP keys 1
teknopurge writes: "Apparently Hushmail has been providing information to law enforcement behind the backs of their clients. Billed as secure email because of their use of PGP, Hushmail has been turning over private keys of users to the authorities on request. Yet another reason to use private hosting."
Submission + - Japanese company admits nuclear accident cover up
a-charles writes: "Reuters reports on a disturbing anouncement for anyone in the same state as a nuclear power plant:
"A Japanese power company admitted on Thursday that it had covered up a 1999 incident in which mishandling of nuclear fuel rods led to an unintended self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction for 15 minutes."
"Hokuriku Electric said the mishandling of nuclear fuel rods caused the company's Shiga No. 1 nuclear unit in central Japan to go into a "critical state" for 15 minutes in June 1999. The unit was shut down manually after an automatic shut-down function failed."
"The news... is likely to further dent public confidence in Japan's nuclear power industry, already undermined by safety scandals over the past decade."
And a separate incident later that year:"Hokuriku Electric said the mishandling of nuclear fuel rods caused the company's Shiga No. 1 nuclear unit in central Japan to go into a "critical state" for 15 minutes in June 1999. The unit was shut down manually after an automatic shut-down function failed."
"The news... is likely to further dent public confidence in Japan's nuclear power industry, already undermined by safety scandals over the past decade."
"In one of Japan's worst nuclear accidents, two workers were killed in September 1999, when workers at a nuclear facility in Tokaimura, northeast of Tokyo, set off an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction by using buckets to mix nuclear fuel in a lab."
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